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26 August 2008By Zhu 10 Comments

The Bird Nest (鸟窝）

Last Saturday, we finally got the chance to visit the Olympic Green. The olympic venues were scattered across the city, but the main ones were held at the National Stadium, the famous Bird Nest, and at the Watercube.

Getting into the park itself was a bit more difficult than planned: one those with tickets to an even that day could enter. Fortunately, we had tickets for track and field, which was held at the Bird Nest. We also went to the Closing Ceremony the following day.

The security wasn’t that tight. You just had to have the bags screened through an X-ray machine. Pretty much everything was okay to take but food and drinks, which were sold inside the stadium at normal price anyway. No army guards everywhere, no fingerprinting or God knows what.

The Olympic Green is huge. It’s located North of the city, linked to the brand new subway system which was improved a lot for the Olympics. The two main sights are of course the Watercube and the National Stadium.

Close up Of The National Stadium

The Nest At Night

Media Tower

The Tower At Night

Olympic Tee Shirts

The Flame

The Media Center and The Watercube

The Watercube At Night

The Bird Nest

The Stadium At Night

10 Comments »

Graham said:

Now my heart is really hurting. This must have been one heck of an experience!!! I imagine the atmosphere to be almost electric… so many cultures coming together. I saw clips of the nest on TV and it looked spectaculr, your photographs really support this. I am glad that you had a wonderful time

Grahams last great read…A little preview of where I live and work

# 14 September 2008 at 4:58 am

Annie said:

Hey was just joking about tees. Good you got one at least as a remembrance Do post a pic of your Tee

# 28 August 2008 at 2:34 am

Ghosty said:

I was fortunate enough to catch almost all the Olympics, but was especially amazed at the opening and closing ceremonies. All other things aside, spectacular. I do wish I could have been there. (I hold out hope for London.)

Ghostys last great read…The Benefits of Solitude

# 27 August 2008 at 8:05 pm